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  • May 27, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

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  • May 27, 2005
Calendar of Events

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Coastal Erosion?

Bradenton's Coast Bank finally made a profit last year. The CEO says a big incursion into Pinellas County won't jeopardize 2005 earnings.

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  • May 20, 2005
Masterful Planner

To developer and 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Patrick Neal, revenue figures, development and politics are the equivalent of baseball to a Red Sox fan.

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  • May 20, 2005
Bank Turn

A group of south Hillsborough County business owners, rebuffed by thrift regulators, decide that starting a state-chartered bank makes better sense.

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: Mike Miller

President and CEO of Waterford Cos.

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: Virginia Dorris and Dori Rath

CEO and President of Nelco Co.

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: John Cannon

Founder and President of John Cannon Homes Inc.

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  • May 20, 2005
Entrepreneur Runner-Up: Jim Abrams

The founder and CEO of VenVest Inc. was one of this year's runner-ups for Entrepreneur of the Year.

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: Vern Buchanan

Founder, CEO of Buchanan Enterprises

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: Tom Brown and Jay Tallman

Principals of U.S. Assets Group

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  • May 20, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • May 20, 2005
Executive Session with Dickson Clements

The Gulf Coast Busines Review sat down with the new land acquisition and development manager for John Cannon Homes.

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  • May 20, 2005
Commitment to Ethics

John Wolfe wins the 2005 Professionalism Award.

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  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: David Sessions

President, CEO of Willis A. Smith Construction Inc.

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